Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite, the second voice of Epcot's Spaceship Earth, is

born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He also appeared in the 1981 TV special Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

and the 1989 broadcast of the opening of Disney-MGM Studios. Cronkite appeared and narrated Back To

Neverland a film about animation featuring Robin Williams and Disney’s Animators that was originally shown in

Disney-MGM Studios at Disney World. To promote TRON’s 1982 release, Cronkite recorded a segment about the

film’s cutting-edge special effects for his science-related summer series Universe. (Best known as anchorman for

the CBS Evening News for 19 years, Cronkite was often cited as "the most trusted man in America.")

1918:

Actor Art Carney, best known for his role of Ed Norton on TV's classic sitcom The

Honeymooners, is born in Mount Vernon, New York. His Disney credits include the

1976 TV special Christmas in Disneyland and the 1985 Disney Channel Premiere Film The Blue Yonder.

Red Cross volunteer Walt Disney returns to Camp Scott after recuperating at home

from influenza. (An influenza epidemic will soon spread throughout the world.) Camp Scott is a Red Cross

training facility located near the University of Chicago. Upon arrival though, Walt is sent by train to Camp King in Connecticut, to await transport to France. He will be part of Company A of the Automotive and Mechanical

Section. (The world war will end before Walt ever reaches France.)

1938:

Disney's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Golf Game is released. Directed by Jack King, Donald needs silence to concentrate on his golf game, but his nephews (who have been pressed into duty as caddies) have noisy plans of their own!

1940:

Daisy Duck makes her first appearance in print in the

Donald Duck Sunday strip - drawn by Al Taliaferro.

1949:

Disney releases the Pluto short Sheep Dog. Pluto must protect his sheep against hungry coyotes!

1955:

The Mickey Mouse Club airs on ABC-TV. Today is Talent Round-Up Day.

Also shown is the first episode of The Adventures of Spin and Marty serial.

1962:

The NBC-TV seriesWalt Disney's Wonderful World of Color airs part 2 of "Sammy, the Way-Out Seal."

1983:

Disney's Five Mile Creek (a live-action television series about a stagecoach line in

the wilds of 19th Century Australia) debuts on the Disney Channel with two

episodes - "Making Tracks" and "Horses for Courses."

1990:

The American Teacher Awards is first aired on Disney Channel.

1991:

Disney Legend & original Imagineer Roger Broggie passes away. Born in 1908, he joined

the Disney Studios as a precision machinist in 1939. A 50-year veteran of the Disney Company, Broggie's

platforms. A follow-up to last year's Planes, the voice cast includes Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper and Ed Harris as Blade Ranger.

2016:

It is reported that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has received federal permission to

fly drones over its theme parks. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a waiver recently allowing Disney to use drones through November 2020. Disney will fly drones for entertainment purposes, including

fireworks shows.

The film Doctor Strange, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt

Disney Studios Motion Pictures, is released in the U.S. World premiering last October

Actress Darcy Rose Byrnes is born in Burbank, California. She is the voice of

Princess Amber on the Disney animated series Sofia the First.

1988:

Touchstone Pictures releases The Good Mother, starring Diane Keaton and directed by Leonard Nimoy. A Boston woman's (Keaton) ex-husband sues for custody of their daughter after an incident over her live-in lover (played by Liam Neeson).